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Performer: Grischa Asagaroff

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Bizet: Carmen
Zbyněk Müller; Grischa Asagaroff; Prague National Theatre Opera; Rastislav Štúr; Luigi Perego; Daniel Tesař
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Grischa Asagaroff directs a wayward new Carmen in Prague

All the energy is in the pit in this flat production of a time-honored favorite.
**111
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Zürich Opera presents Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci

Tenor Marcelo Álvarez and baritone George Petean both pull double duty in this classic verismo bill, revived effectively in Grischa Asagaroff's staging.

***11
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La Scala reopens for the autumn with Rossini's L’italiana in Algeri

Gaëlle Arquez, in one of her infrequent wanderings into Italian bel canto, leads a cast of Rossini specialists under the baton of Ottavio Dantone.
***11
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A delightful confection in Zurich

The charm of Gaetano Donizetti’s spirited two-act L’elisir d’amore lies in its mixture of sharp comedy and poignant pathos. Zurich gave us just that.
****1
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Kurzak a deliciously devious Norina in Zurich

In Donizetti’s most popular comic opera, the great mix of slapstick buffa and an obtuse venue make up the stuffs of what audiences continue to love. 
***11
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Naïf Art Nostalgia: L'elisir d'amore at Teatro alla Scala

A charmingly-retro, Naïf Art production of Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore at Teatro alla Scala provided a refreshing departure from the minimal, post-apocalyptic devastation trends of modern stagecraft.
****1
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